Google Play Store under fire for freemium app model, could face €5 million in fines in Italy

The Antitrust and Competition Authority in Italy has launched an investigation into the increasingly common "freemium" app model. It is reported that Google could be fined as much as €5 million if found to have misled customers.

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Sony Xperia V priced at around €500 in Europe, release date still unknown

With the Xperia T (also known as the Bond Phone) stealing all the spotlight, most of you may have forgotten about another Sony high-end device scheduled to be released this year. The Xperia V is definitely not what you would call a run-of-the-mill phone, being an ever so slightly downsized version of the T.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 coming to Italy on September 28 for €699

We learned yesterday about its American launch on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular – with most of them being only available in October or thereafter. If that just won’t do, you can consider hopping aboard a flight to Italy, as the country seems to get the Galaxy Note 2 much earlier.

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